General Windows Update question

Windows update often notifies me of updates for Flash for IE10, and IE10 updates, and Office components I don't have installed, and Windows Defender, and other programs I either don't use or haven't installed. Is it safe to hide these updates? Or in the case of IE10 and Defender for example would it be better to let the "important" updates install?

U should install every important update available to make sure your PC is 100% safe & secure cause skipping important updates might make your system vulnerable to some form of attack.....u can skip the optional updates though

@Carlos: And so it is! Seems IE10 isn't such a dinosaur; how times have changed. Thanks for the heads up. It's odd that I had Flash player on my system separately, when both IE10 and Chrome come with in-browser Flash plugins. Is that normal do you know?

@Windows user: Turns out after I install the Flash updates the only "important" updates remaining are for Office components I haven't installed, actually!

U should install every important update available to make sure your PC is 100% safe & secure cause skipping important updates might make your system vulnerable to some form of attack.....u can skip the optional updates though